Antimicrobial silver oxide incorporated urinary ctheters for infection resistance

Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 156-164

  Nandkumar, A Maya ^a   Ranjit, M C ^a   Kumar, S S Pradeep ^a   Hari, P R ^b   Ramesh, P ^c   Sreenivasan, K ^b  

^a Division of Microbiology   (India)

^b Laboratory of Polymer Analysis   (India)

^c SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ISOLATES; COST EFFECTIVE; GRAM POSITIVE; IMPREGNATION METHODS; IN-VITRO; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS; NATURAL RUBBER LATEX; NON-TOXICITY; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION; SILVER IONS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; ZONE OF INHIBITIONS;

CATHETERS; CYTOTOXICITY; IMPREGNATION; LEAD OXIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL IONS; MICROORGANISMS;

SILVER OXIDES;

EID: 80051737282     PISSN: 09711198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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